La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records
Scope and Contents
The Administrative Files include by-laws (1947-1992), financial materials (1966-1994), historical background, season ticket holders (1964-1982; 1990), copies of contracts with the local musicians' union (1964-1985), and some newsletters (1980-1981; 1990; 1994-1996).
The second series, Concert Seasons Files, includes newspaper articles, programs, board and committee minutes, board correspondence, and other documents, arranged by season. The season ran from July-June each year. These files also include documents generated by the search process when hiring replacement conductors, and occasionally conductor contracts will also be included in these files. Box 13 includes some oversize posters and newspaper pages.
Photographic Images & Sound Recordings basically include promotion photographs of guest artists, but also include photographs of a few board members, conductors, and symphony members. A few oversize group portraits are also included here. A few newspaper clippings are also interspersed throughout.
Lastly, the Related Organizations series consists of newspaper clippings, programs, and other miscellaneous items relating to predecessor musical groups in La Crosse. The most prominent include the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (pre 1947).
Dates
- 1898-1996
- Majority of material found within 1947 - 1994
Creator
- La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (Organization)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Historical Note
The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., was incorporated on May 1, 1947, and was a direct descendant of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra. Other predecessor orchestras used the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra name and these existed at least in 1898, 1932, and 1938.
Extent
5.6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, Inc., that include concert programs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes of the Board and various committees, and photographic images.
Before 1947, many attempts at starting a community orchestra in La Crosse had failed, but the current La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., has continually operated since the dissolution of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1947.
Some information on other predecessor orchestras is also included in the collection; namely the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.
Arrangement
Acquisitions Information
(Accession No. 1997.003) Some programs donated by Linda Sherwood of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and photographs of Rudolph Kreutz donated by Barbara Schutter of Richmond, Indiana, via Charles E. Haas, Jan. 1997.
(Accession No. 1997.008) Donated by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., via Charles E. Haas, March 1997.
Physical Description
12 archives boxes, 1 large flat box
OCLC Number
42396873
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, with assistance from Jaime Dechant and Bill Petersen, May 1997.
Creator
- La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records, 1898-1996 (bulk 1947-1994)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, with assistance from Jaime Dechant and Bill Petersen, May 1997.
- Date
- 1997 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository